Child&#39;s wagon, sled, and the like.



. E. M. HENLE.

CHILD'S WAGON, SLED, AND THE LIKE. APPLIUATIOH mum nov. 1a, 1908.

927,238. Patented July 6, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT F IOE.

EDWARD M. I-IENLE, or PERRY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO WAGNER MANUFACTURINGCOMPANY, OF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA;

CHILDS WAGON, SLED, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. HENLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Perry, in the county of Dallas and State of Iowa, haveinvented. new and useful Improvements in Childrens \Vagons, Sleds, andthe Like, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionv relates to children s wagons,

l0 sleds and the like, and has specially in view an attachment thereforwhich will readily adapt the same for coasting purposes.

With the above and other objects in view the invention contemplates theemployment of a novel form of tongue clip which is used 111 conjunctionwith the usual tongue supports whereby the tongue may be held in araised position when it is desired to use the vehicle for coastingpurposes and also in 2 equipping the tongue supports with means wherebythe same may be connected with a steering lever carried by the body ofthe vehicle, said tongue clip also serving to prevent the tonguedropping below a horizontal 2 plane.

In the practical application of the invention, minor changes in detailsand structural arrangements may be resorted to, a preferred andpractical embodiment of which is shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a side view of the front portion of a wagon, showingthe same equipped with the improved steering gear, and tongue clip. Fig.2 is a top plan view of the tongue showing its connection with thetongue supports and clip, the body of the vehicle being omittpd. Fig. 3is a detail view of the tongue c 1 3.

like characters of reference designate corresponding parts.

In the practical example of the invention set forth in the accompanyingdrawings 1 designates the body of the vehicle, the front end of whichhas upper and lower projecting flanges 23 forming bearings for asteering lever 4 provided with a controllinghandle 5. The lower portionof the said lever is preferably inclined forwardly as at 6 and has itsextreme end 7 bent into the form of a hook,

the function of which will presently appear.

For illustrative purposes the invention has been shown in theaccompanying drawings as applied to a wagon and in carrying out the samethe body 1 has been. shown as supported by an axle 8 which has fastenedthereto the usual tongue sup orts 9 and 10, the parallel outer ends 11and 12 of which have mounted between them a trough-shaped tongue clip 13which has a tight Wedging fit with the vehicle tongue 14, said clipbeing held in such wedging relation with the tongue by the tongue bolt15 which passes through the said parallel outer ends of the tonguesupports,

the clip and the tongue, whereby the tongue and clip are held in pivotalrelation with said supporting ends. The rearend of the tongue clip 18has its bottom projected to form a stop 16. The forward portion of oneside of the tongue clip immediately in front of the outer end of one ofthe parallel ends of the tongue supports, has a laterally extending stop17 formed thereon, which serves to engage with the top side of one ofthe said parallel ends when the tongue is raised and thereby limit theswing of said tongue. Preferably said top is arranged so that it willcontact with said sup orting end when the tongue has just passe itscenter so that the same will be normally retained in an elevatedposition.

Immediately to the rear of the ends of the parallel su porting ends ofthe tongue supports, a substantially T-shaped casting is secured betweenthe member of the supports, the head 18 of which is riveted to each ofsaid members, and the body 19 of which is r0- vided with a slot 20 withwhich the 1100 ed end 7 of the steering lever 4 engages. The saidcasting is so arranged between the supporting members that therearwardly projecting stop 16 of the tongue clip 13 will engage with itwhen the tongue is in a lowered position and serve to prevent saidtongue being lowered below a horizontal plane. Preferably the tongueclip with its rear and side stops are integral, the same being stampedfrom a suitable piece of sheet metal.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the described tongue clipserves to hold the tongue in a raised position and also serves toprevent the same being lowered too far so that the same would contactwith the ground. Another distinctive feature of the invention is in theT-shaped casting which in addition to serving as an abutment for therear stop of the tongue clip, also serves as an eflective attachingmeans for the steering lever, so that the said lever can be readilyposes.

What I claim is 1 1. A coasting vehicle provided with tongue supports, atongue pivoted between said sup-' ports, a clip for holding said tongueeitherina horizontal or a vertical position, and a steering levercarried by the vehicle and connected with the tongue supports.

2. A coasting vehicle provided with tongue supports, a tongue clippivotally mounted between" said supports, a tongue seated in said clip,and side and end stops carried by said clips for limiting theraising andlowering respectively of said tongue.

3.1 A coasting wagon provided with tongue supports,'a tongue clippivoted between said supports, a tongue seated within said clip, aconnecting member carried by said supports, and a steering leverconnected with said connecting member.

4:. A coasting Wagon providedwith tongue supports, a tongue clippivotally mounted between said supports and provided with a laterallyprojecting and a rearwardly proj ecting stop, a tongue seated withinsaid clip, a connecting member carried by said tongue supportsimmediately in rear of said tongue clip and provided with a slottedportion, and a steering lever carried by the vehicle and having a hookedend for engagement with the slotted portionof said connecting member.

5. A coasting wagon provided with tongue supports, a tongue clippivotally .mounted betweensaid su ports, a connecting member carried bysaid supports, a tongue seated within said clip, means for limiting theraising and lowering of said tongue, and a steer.- ing lever connectedwith said connecting member.

In testimony whereof, I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD M. HENLE.

Witnesses:

W. E. REYNOLDS, S. S. DILENBEOK.

